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Monday, June 18, 2007

Shorts Are Wrong

New from Unbearable Books: Mike Topp’s Shorts Are Wrong, a scintillating collection of poems, prose, and lists. You can order Shorts Are Wrong right from me. Please send a check or money order for $12 to:

Mike Topp 8 Stuyvesant Oval #8H New York, NY 10009

I'll autograph it and won't hold my breath that you might add some money for postage ($1.65) for this deluxe 128-page book with art by Will Yackulic, William Wegman, and David Berman.

"Just when I think Mike Topp's poems are funny, they're wise. Just when I think they're wise, they're bad. Just when I think they're bad, they're great. Mike Topp's book is exactly like the world."

Friday, June 01, 2007

Photography Lesson

Blend into the background. The best photographers become part of the scenery. Hang around a place and appear natural and relaxed. Do what others are doing, whether it's reading in a park or watching a ballgame—the object is to fit in. This photo is of my shower and I am by the door.